On the Encore in the Med - through Oct 20

[lincslady]

I think Kotor is lovely, both the town and the sail in and out.

[shark b8]

9 hours ago, lincslady said:

I think Kotor is lovely, both the town and the sail in and out.

 

Absolutely agree.  Maybe a bit of…..Dubrovnik without the crowds?

[shark b8]

I beg to differ.

 

[shark b8]

Šibenik, Croatia.

 

 

 

 

[shark b8]

Wait, another rubber duckie store?  Has this become a “thing”, and I didn't know?

 

[branndie]

I think on the cheaper cruise lines people hide the rubber ducks around the ships to be found by others.

[Vineyard View]

A little late to this thread, but just enjoyed reading in entirety. I really enjoyed following you…..visiting new places and remembering those still to explore! Thank you for presenting in such a fun manner! it’s so refreshing. 
‘Venice - last year stayed several nights before boarding Quest. Nightmare midday, but magical at night and early mornings.  Kotor sail in pretty special, as is the town. Antalya was a really lovely port. Sad to see Dubrovnik  and Venice are still that crowded at this time of year. Haven’t been to Cypress and several other ports. Thank you for sharing pics. 
Agree with you on wine preferences!  Thanks for sharing the pairing dinner…..we will take a pass. But other meals, including Solis look really inviting. 

Glad you got to Dodger stadium. I grew up in Redondo and frequented back in the day……but have been in Sonoma county for many years. So now a Giants fan….that said, family is split down the middle and we cheer on the ‘other team’ at this stage……so……go Blue!

Looking forward to following along for the remainder of your journey. 

 

 

[kej1]

@shark b8

Great photos and thank you for sharing.  

[Fortunate 2 travel]

I very much enjoyed following along.  Love your sense of humor!  Your photos brought back many happy memories.  

[shark b8]

15 hours ago, Vineyard View said:

So now a Giants fan

 

Uh oh.   😉

 

15 hours ago, Vineyard View said:

family is split down the middle and we cheer on the ‘other team’ at this stage…

 

Yeah, just kidding - I grew up in Berkeley so the Giants were my “first” team.  Willie Mays was (and still is) my idol, my parents said that when I was little, at the game I’d cheer “Yay Willie!”….whether or not he was at the plate.  Or in the field.  Or even on that day’s roster. 

 

15 hours ago, Vineyard View said:

go Blue!

 

There you go.   🤙⚾

 

(And thanks for kind words)

[shark b8]

Corfu.  Beautiful and charming.

 

 

 

 

[shark b8]

Sunset over Corfu.  Then late that night.

 

 

[shark b8]

(As you can tell from the title of this thread, I’m a day or two behind.  Will get caught up as I can)

[shark b8]

….and then sunrise over Cephalonia.  (Seabourn spells it that way, I also see Kephalonia.  Whatevs.  Potato-Potahto)

 

 

[frantic36]

Beautiful photos. It reminds me I really want to do the Eastern Med again. I just wish Seabourn would stop doing all 7 day sailings in this part of the world.

[Vineyard View]

We were on Quest last year 11 day Eastern Mediterranean for 11 days. While we avoided the b2b of 7 days, it would have been great to have a few days longer without that customer changeover. 
‘For the same reason, we chose a 12 day next Spring. 

[shark b8]

Yes, our Med cruise this time was 3 consecutive 1-week legs, but there were no port duplications.  (well, ok, one turnaround in Piraeus).  

 

Actually the sad part is…..when I originally booked this, it was to be 2 weeks in the Med (with Crete, to satisfy earlier-mentioned return to boyhood crush), and then Ashdod, through the Suez, Red Sea, and out into the Arabian Sea, ending in Dubai.  (Hendricks Bar in the Dubai Four Seasons may be the best bar in the world  -  I will fight any heretics who dare to disagree).  But then…stuff happened.

 

And that “stuff” meant the THIRD time that exterior circumstances have foiled our plans to visit Luxor.  It’s a long sad story that no one wants to hear, but when you’d have to try a FOURTH time, can’t help but think that someone up there just doesn't want us to visit Luxor.

 

 

 

 

[shark b8]

OK, still a couple of port-posts, before saying aloha.  Stay tuned.  (“stay tuned”?  How OLD am I ?!   😱)

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 05:10 AM by shark b8

[SDuckers]

10 hours ago, shark b8 said:

 Stay tuned.  (“stay tuned”?  How OLD am I ?!   😱)

Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel.